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“Rental Family” Exclusive Interview with Writer/Director Hikari

©Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures Check out more of our YouTube Channel. Nobuhiro Hosoki grew up watching American films since he was a kid; he decided to go to the United States thanks to seeing the artistry of Stanley Kubrick’s “A Clockwork Orange.” After graduating from film school, he worked as an assistant director on  TV Tokyo’s program…

Rental Family Review : A Bittersweet Material Perfectly Suits the Winning Ensemble

@Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures  Phillip Vandarploeug is a husky American expat residing in a Tokyo apartment that qualifies as small, even by local standards. He ekes out a subsistence living working the absolute lowest acting jobs on the dramatic food chain. If anyone understands life’s disappointments, it would be him. Consequently, he quickly displays the…

Searchlight to Release Brendan Fraser-led Dramedy ‘Rental Family’ in November

©Courtesy of Showtime Searchlight Pictures will release the Japan-set dramedy Rental Family on November 21, The Wrap is reporting. The movie stars Brendan Fraser in his first leading role since he won the Best Actor Oscar in 2023 for The Whale. Fraser plays a down-on-his-luck actor living in Tokyo in the upcoming film. The protagonist take…

Tokyo Vice Cancelled At Max After Two Seasons

It’s really sad to hear the news that a wonderful drama Series, Tokyo Vice, has come to a conclusion.  At a panel at the PGA’s Produced By Conference in Los Angeles on Saturday, the producers confirmed that the show will be ending its existence on Warner Bros. Discovery platform. The series, which was initially developed…

Brendan Fraser Cast in First Major Post-Oscar Role in Director Hikari’s Rental Family’

Brendan Fraser has chosen his first major acting role since he won the Best Actor Academy Award in March. After taking his time deciding which character most appealed to him, the performer decided to star in Searchlight Pictures’ Rental Family, Deadline is reporting. Japanese filmmaker Hikari will direct and produce the upcoming comedy-drama. The helmer…

Tokyo Vice : Exclusive Interview with Executive Producer/Director Alan Poul 

Synopsis : In 1999, American journalist Jake Adelstein has relocated to Tokyo and must pass a written exam in Japanese to have the chance to join the staff of a major Japanese newspaper. He succeeds in becoming their first foreign-born journalist and starts at the very bottom. Taken under the wing of a veteran detective…